“Sixty seconds ‘til we approach escape vector.” The voice of the pilot echoed across the small ship. “Prepare to exit hyperspace.”
A knot tied itself within Vera’s stomach that forced her out of her meditative state. These machines had not been something that the girl had grown up with. Her first experience with a spaceship was the shuttle that had once landed on her homeplanet many years ago and the technological revolution began. It had pulled her family out of the woods and towards the city for the first time after centuries of living in the Iakarian Wilds, deep in the heartlands of Kiara.
It was almost as if the council knew this and made the effort to force the redhead girl on missions that would keep on challenging her perception of the world whenever they could. So far Vera had seen precious little of the galaxy, but what she had seen always amazed her. From the claustrophobic cities that spanned planets like Coruscant to the deep entrancing marshes of Felucia, there was a wide host of planets out there that surpassed anything she had ever seen or dreamt of and it made everything all the more a wonder to see.
Her knees pushed against the floor and her ankles gave her the stability she needed to get up from the floor. Arms reached up to grab one another with a huddle for warmth as the fabric that had been pressed against her skin began to loosen its grip on her knees. Space was a cold place and one that scared her more than anything else ever had, and she had stared down a wolf pack on her own and gotten out with new friends. The blinds on her windows had been shut long ago to prevent the streaks of the hyperlanes blind her heart, and the lights turned off to allow her the peace she needed to let reality slip past her senses and let her seep into a deep rest until the trip was over.
The masters had said it was perfectly natural to be afraid of it when placed in Verana’s seat. After all, even a lightsaber was a concept that had once been little more than a myth to her until she found her place in the Silver Jedi Order. The call had been out of pragmatic necessity, and one that she had not come to regret. While her family still meant the world to her she also knew that her absence made their survival far easier than if she had stayed. One less mouth to feed was a blessing when you were the middle child of six siblings living in a once-forgotten wildland.
The ship shook as they exited hyperspace and began their descent to the planet down below. Verana worriedly took her first few steps out of her room and began to approach the co-pilot’s chair to see what her new destination was like.
Temperate. Valleys of green and rivers of blue. It reminded her of home for a second and she let out a sigh of relief at the thought.
“They briefed you, yeah?” The pilot asked Verana as they began to reach the surface of the planet and the homestead below. “Partake in an investigation of-”
“-a mysterious set of animal killings unlike anything we have ever seen before.” They both said in unison.
“I was briefed by Master Erran before we left.” Vera gave the pilot a nod of respect and then looked out again. “We’re expecting third parties to be there as well.”
“Potentially. We are not sure yet.” The pilot spoke with a nod of affirmation.
The ship touched ground outside of a large homestead carved out of stone and wood. The luscious gardens and extravagant art that was spread out across the place made it all the more obvious that they were dealing with someone with influence over the area. Vera looked to the pilot again and they shared their goodbyes before she left him.
The ramp to her ship was lowered and she took her first few steps outside…
One deep breath…
The smell of flowers and grass…
“I’ve missed this.” The girl said quietly to herself with a content smile on her lips.
A knot tied itself within Vera’s stomach that forced her out of her meditative state. These machines had not been something that the girl had grown up with. Her first experience with a spaceship was the shuttle that had once landed on her homeplanet many years ago and the technological revolution began. It had pulled her family out of the woods and towards the city for the first time after centuries of living in the Iakarian Wilds, deep in the heartlands of Kiara.
It was almost as if the council knew this and made the effort to force the redhead girl on missions that would keep on challenging her perception of the world whenever they could. So far Vera had seen precious little of the galaxy, but what she had seen always amazed her. From the claustrophobic cities that spanned planets like Coruscant to the deep entrancing marshes of Felucia, there was a wide host of planets out there that surpassed anything she had ever seen or dreamt of and it made everything all the more a wonder to see.
Her knees pushed against the floor and her ankles gave her the stability she needed to get up from the floor. Arms reached up to grab one another with a huddle for warmth as the fabric that had been pressed against her skin began to loosen its grip on her knees. Space was a cold place and one that scared her more than anything else ever had, and she had stared down a wolf pack on her own and gotten out with new friends. The blinds on her windows had been shut long ago to prevent the streaks of the hyperlanes blind her heart, and the lights turned off to allow her the peace she needed to let reality slip past her senses and let her seep into a deep rest until the trip was over.
The masters had said it was perfectly natural to be afraid of it when placed in Verana’s seat. After all, even a lightsaber was a concept that had once been little more than a myth to her until she found her place in the Silver Jedi Order. The call had been out of pragmatic necessity, and one that she had not come to regret. While her family still meant the world to her she also knew that her absence made their survival far easier than if she had stayed. One less mouth to feed was a blessing when you were the middle child of six siblings living in a once-forgotten wildland.
The ship shook as they exited hyperspace and began their descent to the planet down below. Verana worriedly took her first few steps out of her room and began to approach the co-pilot’s chair to see what her new destination was like.
Temperate. Valleys of green and rivers of blue. It reminded her of home for a second and she let out a sigh of relief at the thought.
“They briefed you, yeah?” The pilot asked Verana as they began to reach the surface of the planet and the homestead below. “Partake in an investigation of-”
“-a mysterious set of animal killings unlike anything we have ever seen before.” They both said in unison.
“I was briefed by Master Erran before we left.” Vera gave the pilot a nod of respect and then looked out again. “We’re expecting third parties to be there as well.”
“Potentially. We are not sure yet.” The pilot spoke with a nod of affirmation.
The ship touched ground outside of a large homestead carved out of stone and wood. The luscious gardens and extravagant art that was spread out across the place made it all the more obvious that they were dealing with someone with influence over the area. Vera looked to the pilot again and they shared their goodbyes before she left him.
The ramp to her ship was lowered and she took her first few steps outside…
One deep breath…
The smell of flowers and grass…
“I’ve missed this.” The girl said quietly to herself with a content smile on her lips.
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